The wonders of a Blog

When do you actually see a student that is not logged into to something?!  Hardly ever would be my answer to this question.  Students have access to the internet and social media almost anywhere they are.  So I think that it is becoming increasingly important that teachers are including bits about Digital Citizenship in their lesson plans especially if they have already begun including technology in their classrooms.  Teachers can consider using Blogs as a great tool, and way to introduce their classrooms to technology as it seems to be a multi-purpose tool.  While using the Blog for classroom assignments or lessons they could create a classroom conversation around Digital Citizenship because the Blog allows for an exchange of conversation.  The Digital Citizenship blogs could help students learn the ways of safety on the web.  Teachers could tackle the Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship throughout their lesson plans, and it could also be a good way to loop parents in so they can see the classroom discussions and maybe even carry those conversations into their home life.

You guys should definitely check out Mr. C’s class blog I thought was pretty cool I included the link below.  He has a blend of things for his students to access  anything from classroom assignments to video posts etc.  It is very interactive for students and seems that they will definitely be engaged as the school year goes on.  The great thing about blogs to is that the posts are always available to students, so if a student is out sick and the teacher posts the assignment along with video of the lesson that day, it would be super easy for a student to stay on track even if they couldn't physically be in class that day.  So there are so many benefits to using a Blog, and I think every teacher should give it a try, it may be a good starting point for a teacher just getting into using technology in the classroom, and the students can definitely benefit from it down the line!